Skate



. J. HALVERSON SKATE Original Filed July 30. 1921 1 N VEN TOR Min 2. 55 5 Patented July 29, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcs.

JOHN HALVERSON, OF MADISON, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES E. FRIDAY, 91 MADISON, WISCONSIN.

SKATE.

1 Application filed IuIySO, 1821, Serial No. 488,650. Renewed February 20, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN HALVERSON, citizen of Norway, residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of Wi'sconsm,

6 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to skates and has for its principal object to provide a device of this nature especially useful for younger folks which will be of extremely simple, durable and inexpensive construction, one which is eflicient and reliable in operation and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a stirrup for the skate which may be easily assembled and attached to the skate and will be adjustable in relation thereto. so

2 as to fit the shoe of the wearer.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following specification, In which the preferred form of the invention is disclosed.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of the skate.

Figur 2 is a top plan view thereof, and

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring,to the drawing in detail itwill be seenthat the skates each consist of an elongated body 1 which is provided upon its under edge with the runner 2 having the I rear extension 3 which is suitably fastened to the rear end of the body 1 and the front extension 4 which is curved over and extends around the forward end and over the front portion of the upper side of the body 1, as at 4' and is held in place by any suitable means.

The stirrup used in connection with this skate consists of the toe plate 5 and heel plate 6. The toe plate is provided with the depending parallel spaced ears 6 which straddle the body 1 and prevent transverse movement of-the toe plate. This too plate is provided with an elongated slot 7 for receiving a set screw 8 whereby the toe late may be adjusted longitudinally of the body 1. The screw extends into-the body-portion 1 and through a nut 8 embedded in the body portion as clearly seen in Figure 1. 'A

pair of apertured lugs 9 extend from the sides of the toe plate and receives suitable links 10 whereby a strap 11 may be attached thereto for receiving the forward portion of the shoe and foot of the wearer. A wear plate 18 as well as the heel plate 6, is secured to the top face of the body portion by a bolt 19 and screw 20. The bolts 19 extend through the nunner 2 to assist in fastening it to the body portion and opposite ends of the bolts are upset as shown to be flush with the runner and the plates 1S-and 6. It will be seen that the toe plate is adapted to slide for adjustment upon the wear plate -18 thereby reducing wear upon the bodyportion 1. This wear .plate is of course apertured to permit the passage of the bolt 8 into the body portion.

The heel plate 6 is provided with a pair of side upwardly extending parallel spaced cars 13 and a rear car 14 and these ears 13 and 14 are suitably connected to a flexible strip 15 which is adapted to encase the rear portion of the shoe and is held in engagement thereto by means of a strap 16 and buckle 17.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without a more extended explanation.

Various changes in form, proportion, and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from th principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A skate comprising an elongated body, a nut embedded in said body, a wear plate covering said nut and having an opening to align with the opening in the nut, a toe plate slidably mounted upon said wear plate and being equipped with a slot, and a screw extending through the slot, wear plate and nut for retaining said toe plate in adjusted position In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HALVERSON.

Witnesses:

H. W. SACHTJ'EN, Cms. E. Fawn. 

